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Friday Nuclear Matinee: Types Of Radiation

February 22, 2013, 7:00AMANS Nuclear Cafe

All ages are welcome at the Friday Nuclear Matinee for this short video from the UK. Kids get in free! Also, adults who enjoy British accents-and cartoons-and the funny word "aluminium."

Alpha particles, beta particles, gamma rays... what are they and how do they differ? This helpful video aimed at the younger set explains some of the basics. Enjoy!

Note: The visible glow from potassium uranyl nitrate (or sulfate) is not actually from radioactivity - see this post at ANS Nuclear Cafe for a more thorough but equally entertaining exploration of Becquerel's discovery of radioactivity

Thanks to Virtual School UK.

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